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Varvara Lepchenko played her third-round match at the Australian Open on the big stage. Like the top-ranked men's and women's players — Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, she played her third-round match on Saturday in Rod Laver Arena. Unfortunately for Lepchenko, she lasted only two sets and 83 minutes on the main show court in Melbourne. Sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska continued her early-round dominance at the first Grand Slam event of the 2015 season, dispatching Lepchenko, seeded 30th, 6-0, 7-5, in a morning match on Day 6 of the tournament. The Polish star won 28 of the 38 points played in the first set, compiling 11 winners while Lepchenko committed 14...

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